Bacon Wrapped Asparagus Bundles
Sweet roasted asparagus with crispy ends wrapped in salty bacon! This easy side doubles as an appetizer and is great with honey mustard dressing.
Servings 6
Ingredients
- 1 pound asparagus, trimmed (see post)
- 6 slices regular cut bacon
- 1 teaspoon lemon pepper
- 1 whole lemon, quartered
- olive oil spray
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 F and place rack in middle position.
- Wash and dry asparagus, trim, and peel if necessary. Divide into six bundles.
- Wrap each bundle with a slice of bacon, overlapping the bacon slightly and tucking the end under the bundle, and place on a sheet pan. Spray with olive oil and season with lemon pepper.
- Place quartered lemon on sheet pan with the asparagus
- Roast for 8 minutes, turn-over and roast another 8 minutes. Crisp bacon under broiler if necessary.
- Squeeze with lemon at service.
- Each bundle is